The top reported proficiency rate is 53% in Math. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Auburndale Elementary School
Auburndale Elementary School sits on SW 6th Street in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, a residential district anchored by Latin American restaurants, art galleries, and dense street life. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, making this one of the more demographically concentrated schools you will find anywhere in a major urban district. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places it solidly in the economically disadvantaged range. Data on English learner rates and students receiving special education services were not available in what was provided, which are gaps a parent may want to ask the school about directly.
State testing results from Florida's FAST and Statewide Science assessments give a mixed picture. Third grade math is the clearest bright spot, with proficiency sitting well above half of students tested. By fourth and fifth grade, math proficiency drops to roughly half or just under. Reading and ELA results are softer across the board: third grade ELA hovers around half, fourth grade falls below that, and fifth grade ELA and fifth grade science both come in below the halfway mark. These are not catastrophic numbers in the context of a high-poverty urban school, but they do indicate that a substantial share of students are leaving fifth grade without meeting grade-level benchmarks in reading and science. A family weighing this school for an older elementary-age child may want to ask what intervention or enrichment supports are in place. Trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement or decline from prior years.
No program offerings data was provided. The comparison framework for positioning this school within Miami-Dade's districts yielded too small a cohort for a meaningful index, so a broader subject-by-subject comparison against Miami-Dade or Florida averages is not something the data supports.
The surrounding neighborhood and broader Miami context matter for practical daily life. Little Havana scores high on walkability, meaning the school draws from a densely populated area where many families can reach it on foot or by transit. Miami's Metromover and Metrorail network serves the broader city. The district itself is navigating a period of real instability: publicly reported enrollment declines have prompted Miami-Dade to propose closing or consolidating multiple schools across all three of its regions, with boundary changes and new grade configurations possible before the next school year. Families moving into the area should ask directly whether Auburndale is among the schools under review and whether attendance boundaries near them could shift.
On housing, the zip code covering this part of Miami carries home values substantially above Florida's statewide median and well above the national median, even as values have edged slightly downward over the past year. Rents have also dipped slightly but remain high relative to income, with renters in this market spending a notably elevated share of household income on housing. The district's 2022 property tax referendum added to homeowner costs and runs through 2027, when voters would need to renew it.
The district's cell phone policy is in flux. Miami-Dade chose an education-focused approach rather than an outright restriction in 2024, but Florida legislation is pushing toward a statewide phone-free school day requirement by the end of 2026, which will eventually reshape daily classroom routines across all district schools including Auburndale.
For a family seeking a neighborhood public school in Little Havana with a heavily Hispanic peer community and a pre-K entry point, Auburndale fits that profile clearly. The academic results, particularly in the upper elementary grades, suggest it is a school worth monitoring closely and asking detailed questions about academic support.
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